How SM Energy Did $5 Billion in Deals in Two Months
Guests
Almost $5 billion in transactions inside roughly two months. Rockies out, Permian in. Kenneth Knott on what it actually takes to close deals of that scale.
What you'll walk away with:
- Why portfolio repositioning happens fastest when one company-wide vision is set from the top
- How aligning every department turns a sequence of deals into one coordinated execution
- What "shrinking to grow" looks like as a multi-year capital strategy
- Why landmen who understand the whole business close the better deals
Why it matters: Whether you're on the buy side or sell side, knowing how the work actually flows across departments is what shortens timelines and protects value. The landman who sees the whole flywheel is the one who runs it.

